LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 — The number of people missing in the wildfires on the U.S. Hawaiian island of Maui decreased slightly to 385, authorities said on Friday. This update is down from 388 on the first list of missing people, which was released on Aug. 24, said the Maui Police Department and the U.S....
Maui county has filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric alleging that the utility company’s power lines caused the deadly wildfires on the island earlier this month. As Ira Spitzer reports, more than a hundred people were killed in the blazes. The post Maui County Sues Utility Company Over Wildfires first appeared on Future Media. Source...
Caroline Malone reports that residents in parts of Canada’s Northwest Territories are being evacuated due to wildfires threatening their towns. It’s part of what has become the country’s worst fire season on record, with a warmer and drier spring and summer than normal. The post Wildfires spread towards residents near the Arctic Circle in...
The death toll from last week’s wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui is expected to keep rising as emergency crews continue to assess the damage. It’s already the deadliest US wildfire in over a hundred years, with 96 people confirmed dead so far. Ira Spitzer reports. The post Death Toll Expected to Rise...
Officials say that at least 36 people have died as wildfires rage across Maui County in Hawaii and hundreds are being evacuated as wildfires wreak havoc across the US state. Sally Patterson reports that the fires have been fueled by Hurricane Dora and underlying drought conditions in the region. The post Wildfires spark mass evacuations...
Hundreds of people are being evacuated from islands in Hawaii as wildfires wreak havoc across the US state. From New York, Sally Patterson reports that multiple blazes could overwhelm emergency services, with some hospitals struggling to cope with the influx of burn patients. The fires have been fueled by Hurricane Dora and underlying drought conditions...